Ihab al-Ghussein

Ihab al-Ghussein
إيهاب الغصين
Deputy Labor Minister of Palestine
In office
2020 – 7 July 2024
PresidentMahmoud Abbas
Minister of Communications
In office
2012–2020
PresidentMahmoud Abbas
Prime MinisterIsmail Haniyeh
Personal details
Born(1979-05-12)12 May 1979
Kuwait
Died7 July 2024(2024-07-07) (aged 45)
Gaza City, Gaza Strip,
Palestine
Cause of deathIsraeli airstrike
NationalityPalestinian
PartyHamas
Children1 (deceased)
EducationIslamic University of Gaza
OccupationPolitician

Ihab al-Ghussein (Arabic: إيهاب الغصين; 12 May 1979 – 7 July 2024) was a Palestinian politician who served as the de facto spokesman of the Interior Ministry of the Palestinian Authority based in the Hamas-administered Gaza Strip.[1]

Biography

Al-Gussein was born on 12 May 1979.[2]

In 2012, he became the director of the Communications Ministry in the Gaza Strip until 2020, when he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Labor.[2][3] He was involved in merging the Executive Force of Hamas into the Palestinian security forces which includes police, national and internal security, civil defense forces and firefighters.[4] Al-Ghussein ordered the release of 150 prisoners who were members of Fatah and other Palestinian factions.[5] During Israel's air strikes against Hamas government buildings in 2008–2009 Gaza War, in which Israel claimed it killed Hamas operatives launching rockets, al-Ghussein replied that those killed were "Gazans at work, not activists launching rockets as Israel."[6]

Death

On 7 July 2024, during the Gaza war, an Israeli airstrike on the Holy Family Catholic School in Gaza City killed al-Ghussein and three others, according to reports by Palestinian media.[7][8] Hamas confirmed his death and said an earlier airstrike on a home killed his wife and daughter. Al-Ghussein was 45.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Who was the senior Hamas government official killed in Gaza City?". The New Arab. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Israel reportedly assassinates key Hamas official in Gaza". Israel Hayom. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. ^ Dahman, Ibrahim; Kourdi, Eyad (7 July 2024). "Hamas says senior government official in Gaza killed in airstrike". CNN. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  4. ^ Hamas disbands Executive Force, absorbs troops into police (Extra) Monsters and Critics.
  5. ^ "Hamas frees 150 prisoners from Gazan jails". Xinhua. 8 August 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ Hamas: 120 police dead, 95% of security buildings demolished and hundreds of civilians slain Ma'an News Agency.
  7. ^ "Senior official killed in Israeli strike, Hamas say". BBC. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  8. ^ Fabian, Emanuel (7 July 2024). "Deputy Hamas labor minister reported killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Directly Hit by a Plane - Deputy Labor Minister in Gaza Killed by Israeli Airstrike". Palestine Chronicle. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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